The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-17
PALATKA, FLA. FEB. II. 1887.
limited They Fall.

The differences between them have
strengthened each, and it requires little
of the spirit of divination to foresse that
a union between them fOreshadows the
inevitable decay Of one or the other. Ii
is a union between Orlando and the
giant.
The editor of our evening contempt
rary has the implicit confidence of party
and people. In battle his keen sword
flashes in the van, and his opponents lose
the sense of danger, as they pause in adj
miration to watch the grace with which
his point draws blood and the polished
ease which delivers the stroke. The
wound stretching the foe at his feet
carries no poison, and the hand of the
conqueror is ever ready to raise the
fallen. 1t ia evident to all that the cause,
not the hand Of the champion, deals the
blow. All see that the heart of the victor
is tender and soft As his hand is dextrous
and strong. To such foe the eyes OPP
posite to his send kindly glances across
the blades, and victory is followed by re-
greet AS the fallen Bayard was borne ten
derby from the field on the crossed spears
vet red with his blood.
On the contrary, the editor OF the
Times Union PUSHES into battle as the
giant of old attacked the Paladins of
Christendom. Ii his furious mace deals
death and confusion among the enemy,
his friends look on in fear lest the next
charges may he directed against them
selves. The flag which flies overhead is
of small matter to the man who fights for
his own hand, and the effort to point out
in advance the path which shall know
his feet would be futile. No principle
warns his heart. The blind fury of
se'fi-hness alone animates his hand
w hen Hamiicar ordered his elephants
into battle, he armed their drivers with
mallets and spikes with which To- kill
the huge beasts should their blind fury
be directed against himself. The sup
porters of Bloxham should see that
some keeper is similarly armed to pro
tect them against the brute force and
reused strength of their latest friend.
For the Federal Senate we support
Gov. Perry as against Elk Gov. BlOxham,
because for that position he is tie filter
man. Ii Perry were not better equipped
for the work, then Bioxham or McWhor-
ter some other chief of the DemOc-
racy should lead us to victory. But it is
not the victory alone for which We slrug
Pile. The issue of the combat is al
ready decided tho Democracy alone
must bear the responsibility of rule in
this State. Were it otherwise. then the
question of eligibility W Guild have some
weight. But with the undisputed tri-
umph of party. there falls upon the
shoulders of its leaders the burden as
well IA the glory of victory. There is
but one party in Florida to-day, but If
that party gives the people anything less
than the best in it's ranks, then the
prophecy of its downfall is plain as the
handwriting on the wall which dis
mayed the jewellers of Old.
We have no word To say against the
claims of Bloxham, as they are elo-
quentIy set forth by the Florida Herald.
AS a politician he is matchess; as our
chef executive his record is already
written with brilliant characters in an
honorable place on the page of our his
tory; with the people he Is we'll beloved
and his hands are clean. But he has not
inspired us with that full confidence in
his hrmness in danger, and his entire
forgetfulness of self which wakes in our
hearts responsive To the name Of Perry.
For a tourney day we ask no better
champion in the list or for the festivities
To follow the exercises; amid the stern
realities of the bitter warfare which
await our cause in the Federal Senate
we infinitely prefer the trained thought,
the ready retort, weigntier argument and
strong hand, equally stainless, of Perry
The South cannot regain her lost
power save by sending To Washington
her best men. In the Senate the corrupt
Influences which have dominated our
Government for twenty years will fight
their last battle. When the trumpet
sounds for that last onslaught of
Cog and Magog ask no stronger
defender than f. A. Perry, He will
stand in the front rank of those
who will hurl back the charge,
strong in the confidence of his people
he will strike with sword blessed by the
faith of all who know him, and his shield
is utterly white. For in all Florida no
man commands our respect 80 entirely
no man is 50 we'll proved in war and
peace-no man has such right to speak
for all parties and conditions of our fell